Below is a video of a recent exchange between Niall Ferguson (of Harvard) and James Fallows (of the Atlantic) over the state of the relation between U.S. and China - and perhaps more importantly - over the future of that relationship (Aspen Ideas Festival). … [Read more...] about Chimerica – Reflecting on the State of the Relation between China and America this Fourth of July, America's Independence Day
Analysis
Green Dam Follow up – Stopping China Through the WTO
The Green Dam controversy continues. Most recently, U.S. trade officials also seem to be getting into the act. The following is an excerpt from a recent WSJ report: … [Read more...] about Green Dam Follow up – Stopping China Through the WTO
Is China recession proof?
In this McKinsey report, a panel of leading Chinese economists explains how the world’s fastest-growing economy has kept expanding despite the global downturn. China’s economy has demonstrated remarkable resilience in the midst of a worldwide slump. How has the country coped with the financial crisis? Is China finally emerging as an engine of global demand? Can its economy … [Read more...] about Is China recession proof?
Sorting fact from fiction – Tiananmen revisited (Part 1)
Foreword The following piece is the first installment of a two-part essay that explores the tumultuous events that occurred in Beijing during the spring of 1989. The essay is divided into seven sections, the first three of which appear here in Part I. The first half of the essay provides a brief outline of the economic and social setting from which the movement sprung, … [Read more...] about Sorting fact from fiction – Tiananmen revisited (Part 1)
Taiwan and the WHO
The last time Taiwan tried to apply for observer status in the WHO, China slammed it down. When the SARS crisis arose and China offered Taiwan help, Taiwan denied and declined. That was 2003, when President Chen of the DPP still governed Taiwan. Fast forward now six years - how things have changed! … [Read more...] about Taiwan and the WHO